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Martensdale's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Martensdale took in $745 thousand and spent $453 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes19%Fines and other19%State tax money13%County and local tax money10%

What stands out

19%

of Martensdale's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
19%$141 thousand
Sales tax
0.5%$4 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$285 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$143 thousand
  • Water$141 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
13%$94 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$76 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

10%

of Martensdale's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$183 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$97 thousand
  • Sewer systems$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$77 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Interest on debt
9.9%$45 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$17 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Martensdale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Martensdale itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.